Meet Lida Winfield

﻿﻿Artist Biography: ﻿﻿

I am an accomplished dancer, choreographer and spoken word artist who has performed nationally and internationally. Since 2006, I have created original solo, duet and group work, merging storytelling, dance and visual art to create captivating and poignant performances that invariably cause audiences to laugh and cry, sometimes simultaneously. Since 2010, I have collaborated with Ellen Smith Ahern in making duet work that mixes dance and spoken word. In 2011, Ellen and I toured across twelve cites in Europe for six weeks with Double Vision showing original duet work as well as being part of Double Visions installation work. As a Performer and Teaching Artist, I travel the country as a Keynote Performer/Presenter addressing issues of education, disability, access and the power of the arts. My work reaches diverse populations, youth at risk, refugees, homeless families, adults with physical and mental disabilities, college students, rural and urban youth, professional artists and educators. Since 2007, I have taught teachers how to use dance in the classroom as an instructional tool through the Flynn Center Words Come Alive!. In 2011, I earned a Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College.